Scientists have repeatedly warned that climate change comes at an economic cost. Multiple studies conclude that future warming may affect agricultural output, human health and worker productivity — all areas that may damage certain countries' gross domestic product.

The possibility of solar geoengineering may have once resembled a plot line from a science fiction movie.

Scientists are keeping tabs on the warming planet with more than one thermometer, so to speak. Ground-based sensors, ocean buoys and different types of satellite measurements have all helped show how fast the Earth is heating up.

Record-breaking rainfall and flooding may happen more frequently across the United States even if the Paris climate targets are met, new research suggests.

Warm, dry winds sweeping across Antarctica can temporarily cause extraordinary melting events. Known as "foehn" winds — from a German word often translated as "hair dryer" — they pack a major punch, even during the frigid fall and winter months.